Traffic Accident

Friday night crash injures man from Harris

The Highway Patrol reports a Harris man sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck he drove ran off the road five miles east of Harris Friday night. A private vehicle transported 53-year-old Jerald Dahlberg to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital of Milan. The pickup traveled east on Route E before it ran off the road […]

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Unionville man hospitalized after crashing near Lancaster

The Highway Patrol reports a Unionville man sustained moderate injuries when the sport utility vehicle he drove overturned after a tire blew out five miles west of Lancaster on Thursday. Sixty-three-year-old Joseph Koenen was transported to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The SUV traveled west on U. S. Highway 136 before the left […]

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16-year-old killed in head-on crash near Newtown

The Highway Patrol reports a Newtown teenager died and two area residents sustained minor injuries as the result of a pickup truck and sport utility vehicle involved in a nearly head-on crash two miles northwest of Newtown Wednesday morning. The body of 16-year-old Coy Miller was taken to the Roberson Funeral Home in Princeton. Fifteen-year-old […]

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Friday evening crash at 9th and Rural streets in Trenton involves 2 vehicles and 9 people

The Trenton Police Department reports one person was transported to the hospital after a pickup truck struck a car at Ninth and Rural streets Friday evening. An ambulance transported car passenger 13-year-old Zackary Lawrence to Wright Memorial Hospital after he reportedly complained of knee pain. No injuries were reported for other car passengers, Joely Johnson, […]

Rollover Accident

Bucklin woman injured in rollover crash on Highway 129

A Bucklin resident received minor injuries in a rollover accident five miles north of Bucklin, in eastern Linn County. Fifty-eight-year-old Lori Jackson of Bucklin was taken by ambulance to the Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield. An investigator reported she was southbound on Highway 129 when she swerved the car she was driving to miss a […]

Child Care

Changes in child care laws coming to Missouri this month

Last month, Governor Mike Parson signed House Bill 397 which modifies current laws to protect children in childcare settings. The Missouri General Assembly passed this bill during the last legislative session, and it contains numerous provisions that will impact children and childcare facilities and aim to prevent tragic incidents from occurring. These changes, which will […]

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Police pursuit of motorcycle ends in crash

A Lathrop man being pursued by Plattsburg police was hurt when he lost control of the motorcycle he was operating. Thirty-two-year-old Michael Johnston was taken to Liberty Hospital with minor injuries. The crash happened early Saturday six miles east of Lathrop on Highway 116 at Highway 69 when the eastbound motorcycle went out of control […]

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Polo resident injured in Ray County crash

A Polo resident was injured Thursday afternoon in a collision at a Ray County intersection. Eighty three-year-old Wendelin Herman received moderate injuries and was taken to the Liberty Hospital. Herman was westbound on Highway 210 when he allegedly failed to yield to a vehicle driven by 54-year-old Tricia Maynard of Richmond who wasn’t hurt. Both […]